ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida lost about 127,000 jobs in September, largely due to Hurricane Irma’s strike, according to state data released Friday.Jobs in Florida normally subside temporarily in the fall, as the summer vacation season winds down, but the state said Irma’s impact was clear in the data. The storm hit the Florida Keys on Sept.
Hurricane Irma Hurt Florida Job Count
Orlando Sentinel, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Fri, 10/20/2017 - 11:37am
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